CVE-2021-25108 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.6 - Arbitrary Country Ban via CSRF
Attackers can trick admins into blocking arbitrary countries via CSRF, causing denial of service for legitimate users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25108?
CVE-2021-25108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown IP2Location Country Blocker, published on 7 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The IP2Location Country Blocker WordPress plugin before 2.26.6 does not have CSRF check in the ip2location_country_blocker_save_rules AJAX action, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin block arbitrary country, or block all of them at once, preventing users from accessing the frontend.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25108?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ip2location Country Blocker.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25108?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25108 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25108 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown IP2Location Country Blocker
- CVE-2025-1361 Missing authorization in IP2Location Country Blocker
- CVE-2021-25095 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Country Ban
- CVE-2021-25096 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Ban Bypass
- CVE-2025-24731 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.38.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-37865 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.29.1 - IP Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5r8-g427-8mp7.